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Town and city overseers of the poor submitted these standard-form reports to the Board of Social Welfare. Forms list the following information about each person: name; gender; age; marital status; how long an epileptic; physical condition; mental condition; and weekly amount of aid. Many forms indicate that there were no such persons about whom to report.
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